Benzinga | Aug 5, 2021 06:04AM EDT

Becton Q3 Adj. EPS $2.74 Beats $2.44 Estimate, Sales $4.90B Beat $4.51B Estimate

Becton (NYSE:BDX) reported quarterly earnings of $2.74 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.44 by 12.3 percent. This is a 24.55 percent increase over earnings of $2.20 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $4.90 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.51 billion by 8.65 percent. This is a 27.11 percent increase over sales of $3.85 billion the same period last year.